The birth of Universal Solidarity Movement of Value Education for Peace (USM) was the result of a proactive response to the huge challenges faced by India due to communal politics, religious fundamentalism, ethnic conflicts, discrimination and rampant corruption, which were destroying the country. Fr. Varghese Alengaden, who had long years of experience of working with the youth, visualized a country which could be rebuilt by the youth. He had trust and faith in the youth and applied the ‘possibility thinking’ of ‘why don’t we train the youth to take charge of the nation with an inclusive, broad and lasting vision?’ With the dream of building a civilization of love with people of all castes, creed and culture, he made a life-long commitment to launch a holistic spiritual movement for transforming the country with the Gandhian principle of self transformation – ‘You Be the Change’. He abandoned the security of the church campus and moved into a small apartment in Indore city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh on 16th July 1993, fully trusting in the providence of God.